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Aaron Wardle’s passion for music is unmatched By GRACE FREDSBERG TAKE a journey through Greek and Nordic folklore at Wangaratta Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Myths and Legends’ concert, opening at the WPACC on Sunday, 6 April. Travelling through musical eras dating back centuries, ‘Myths and Legends’ offers an enthralling musical storytelling experience. Wangaratta Baptist Church pastor and music enthusiast, Aaron Wardle, will be conducting the orchestra’s concert in April. His passion for music started at just five years old with his first piano, an experience he described as both visually and auditorily stimulating, followed by the violin, which he said he played for nine years. During his teenage years, he made the switch from strings to a brass instrument. “I finished up [violin] when I was probably 14 or 15 because by then I’d started playing French horn,” Mr Wardle said. At his high school in Tasmania, his violin teacher was the head of the music department and encouraged him to pick up different instruments, which is how he got started with the French horn. ■ Continued Page 6
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